Category: Analysis
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Harper Lee’s unpublished stories are not ‘thrilling’ – but offer insight into a literary legend
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Paul Giles, Professor of English, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, ACU, Australian Catholic University Harper Lee with actor Mary Badham (‘Scout’ Finch), on the set of To Kill A Mockingbird in 1961. Leo Fuchs/Getty Images The Land of Sweet Forever consists of eight previously…
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From warning to reality: Canada’s escalating hate crisis demands action
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Frederick John Packer, Associate Professor of Law and former Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (2014-2025), L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Widespread, unrestrained hatred and polarization in the United States recently jolted Americans when conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was gunned down in broad daylight.…
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What the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover means for video game workers and the industry
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Johanna Weststar, Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the world’s largest gaming companies. It has agreed to be acquired for US$55 billion in the second largest buyout in the industry’s…
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Stroke can happen to anyone – an expert explains how to spot the signs and act fast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Siobhan Mclernon, Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing and co-lead, Ageing, Acute and Long Term Conditions. Member of Health and Well Being Research Center, London South Bank University Pormezz/Shutterstock Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time. The number of strokes among younger adults…
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Budget 2025: what should Rachel Reeves do about tax? Join our live event
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah Reid, Senior Business Editor, The Conversation Sean Aidan Calderbank/Shutterstock It is the economics version of music’s “difficult second album”. When the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, steps up to deliver her follow-up budget on November 26, she faces some daunting choices. Now that the Office for…
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Trump’s heated White House meeting with Zelensky shows how well Putin is playing the US president
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham On-again, off-again relatonship: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Press service of the president of Ukraine Within 24 hours last week Donald Trump performed yet another pivot in his approach to the Russian war against Ukraine. It’s become…
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From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Philip Murphy, Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage…
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Will England’s new reading test for secondary pupils be useful?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Gorard, Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock All secondary-age school pupils in year eight (aged 12 and 13) in England will be required by the government to take a reading test. The declared purpose is to help drive up reading standards so…
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The Twits: new Netflix adaptation brings Roald Dahl’s magic to life
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Oliver Gingrich, Programme Lead BA (Hons) Animation, University of Greenwich A film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book The Twits has been promised for more than two decades. The Netflix animation plays to the strengths of the beloved classic, while adapting it to present times.…
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How Jane Austen’s landscapes mapped women’s lives
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nada Saadaoui, PhD Candidate in English Literature, University of Cumbria Jane Austen’s novels are often remembered for their wit, romance and sharp social critique. Yet they are also profoundly geographical works: cities, seaside resorts, country estates and naval towns structure the possibilities and limitations of her…